Europe

The Dow Jones has opened slightly down, following a day of volatile trading in Europe.

Jupiter European Special Situations manager slashed exposure to ‘one-way bet'

European officials are planning to speed up the recapitalisation of 16 major banks that nearly failed last summer's stress tests as the economic crisis gripping the region worsens.

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Tim Mycock, head of real estate at Future Capital Partners, explores the investment potential of Montenegro.

Several features of the recession and financial crisis carried the label ‘extraordinary', not least the huge shifts in asset valuations.

AXA Investment Managers has expanded its suite of bond funds with the addition of the Europe Short Duration High Yield fund.

Billionaire investor George Soros has warned the eurozone's debt problems could potentially be worse than the Lehman Brothers' collapse due to a lack of leadership on the Continent.

Kames Capital's bond managers Stephen Snowden and Phil Milburn have warned it is too early to start buying up cheap stock as we are only 75% of the way through the European sovereign debt crisis.

(Updated 2:30pm) Banks are continuing to take the brunt of the latest market sell-off as fresh fears of a European banking crisis emerged on Monday.